Retrospect #116: March 20

March 20, 2016

In My Life

You know those weeks when you sit down to reflect but the details seem fuzzy? Today’s one of those times. I know we celebrated my sister’s birthday this week with chocolate fondant which I baked. My driving lessons continued. I also baked giant chocolate chip cookies. Oh and I checked my letterbox countless times for the arrival of The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. It remained woefully absent.

That being said, today marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Weather-wise, the shift in seasons doesn’t make much of difference when you live along the equator. Still, the seasons around the world affect us in terms of fresh produce that’s flown in. Welcoming spring brings us one step closer to fruit harvests that begin towards the end of next month.

Besides absorbing myself in that grand audiobook I also started reading The Girl from Everywhere by Helen Weaker. I received it for review, so I won’t start reading a new book until I finish this one. Trouble is, I’m not sure how credible it is in terms the historical and cultural setting. So far I’ve had linguistic gripes with reference to the demography.

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I also posted my book review for Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard. Based on other reviews I’ve read, some readers didn’t like the toxic elements of friendship but I liked how true to life this book was. Besides, the intensity lent a fair bit of excitement to the story, which I appreciated.

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I’m excited for spring because it’s my birthday season (and the season of my favourite flower/plant – Blossom!) however, I’m also dreading it the same as I do every year because of my dreaded nemesis: hayfever. I can’t even open the windows of my house without sneezing and irritating my eyes. It truly is the things we love that hurt us the most.Natalie @ Flowers in my Books recently posted On Rowan and Chaol and How It’s Not A Love Triangle

It sounds as if you had some great baking adventures! Personally, I’m a huge fan of cupcakes, but I make cookies a lot for events because they travel well. (Or, travel well walking. I have a cupcake carrier that would probably work fine if I drove somewhere, but which would not survive walking anywhere.)Briana @ Pages Unbound recently posted Tolkien Reading Event 2016: Introduction Post

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